AREA PLANNING

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

■ What room is adjacent to the
living area?
■ In what room you can find
freezers and cabinets for food
supply?
■ Where should a bedroom located?
WHY THERE IS A NEED TO
KNOW THE PROPER
LOCATION OF EVERY
ROOMS IN A HOUSE?
FUNCTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ROOMS.
2. LIST DOWN THE
FURNITURES AND
FIXTURES THAT
COMMONLY PRESENT
IN THE ROOM.
3. 2
SPEAKERS/REPORTER
EXPLAIN THE FUNCTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ROOMS.
1. LIVING ROOM
2. DINING ROOM
3. KITCHEN
4. BEDROOM
5. BATHROOM
6. CARPORT
 AREA
PLANNING
ROOMS OF A TYPICAL FILIPINO
HOUSE
AREA PLANNING
IN DEVELOPING ANY
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, THE
DESIGNER SHOULD PROGRESS
LOGICALLY, FOLLOW UP A
STEP-BY-STEP THE DESIGN
PROCESS. ONE KEY STEP IS TO
DIVIDE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE
BUILDING INTO SPECIFIC AREAS.
THREE MAJOR FUNCTIONAL
AREAS OF A HOUSE
1. THE LIVING AREA
2. THE SLEEPING AREA
3. THE SERVICE AREA
AREA/ROOM REQUIREMENTS
AND POINTERS IN PLANNING:
 LIVING AREA.
■ This is the center of the most homes. It should be
centrally located and should be adjacent to the
outside entrance and to the dining area, but the
entrance should not lead directly into the living room.
■ This is the area of the home that most strangers or
visitors observe.
■ Recommended sizes should be at least 2.00m x
3.00 small, 3.70 m. x 5.50 m. average or optimum
size would be 6.10 x 7.90 m. in rectangular shape.
SLEEPING AREA
■ The primary function of the sleeping area is to
provide the family facilities for sleeping and
taking rest. The bedroom is usually located in a
quiet part of the house. Ideal number of rooms
for low cost housing should be two bedrooms,
master’ s bedroom and bedroom.
■ Preferably, there should be a toilet and bath in
the master’ s bedroom and a built-in cabinets
or closets for dressing purposes.
NOISE CONTROL
■ Since noise contributes to fatigue, it is very important to
plan minimize if not totally eliminate noise in the sleeping
area. The following guides might help you design
bedrooms that are quiet and restful.
■ 1. The bedroom should be placed in the most quiet
part of the house, away from major street noise.
■ 2. Carpeting or porous walls and ceiling panels
help absorb noises.
■ 3. Rooms above a bedroom should be carpeted.
■ 4. Floor to ceiling draperies help reduce
noise.
■ 5. The use of double-glazed insulating
glasses in windows and sliding doors
helps reduce outside noise.
■ 6. The windows of an air-conditioned
room should be kept closed during hot
weather.
SERVICE AREA
■ . The service area includes the kitchen,
laundry, garage workshops, storage room, and
utility room. Since great number of activities
takes place in the service area, it should
include facilities for the maintenance and
serving the other areas of the house. The
function of the living and sleeping areas is
greatly dependent upon the efficiency of the
service area.
KITCHEN
■ is the place where food is prepared. It is
connected to the work triangle area for
storage and mixing center, preparation
and cleaning center, and cooking center.
There should be a storage hanging
kitchen cabinet with a minimal width of
0.60 meter.
A. FUNCTION -
■ The preparation of food is the
basic function of the kitchen. It may
be used however as dining and as
laundry area. The proper placement
of appliances, storage cabinets, and
furniture is important in planning to
eliminate wasted motion.
B. LOCATION
■ - Since the kitchen is the core of the
service area, it should be located
near the service entrance and near
the waste-disposal area. The
children’ s play area should be
visible from the kitchen and must be
adjacent to the dining area and
outdoor eating areas.
LINE DRAWN FROM THE
CENTER OF THE SINK, TO
THE CENTER OF THE
COOKTOP, TO THE
CENTER OF THE
REFRIGERATOR AND
FINALLY BACK TO THE
WORK TRIANGLE IS TO
INCREASE EFFICIENCY AT
ALL-IMPORTANT
WORKSTATIONS NEAR THE
COOK WITHOUT PUTTING
THEM TOO FAR APART OR
TOO CLOSE TOGETHER,
WHICH MIGHT CAUSE THEM
TYPES OF KITCHEN:
■ A. U-Shaped Kitchen.
U – SHAPED KITCHEN
B. L-SHAPED TYPE:
L – SHAPED KITCHEN
C. CORRIDOR TYPE:
CORRIDOR TYPE KITCHEN
DINING AREA.
■ This is the area that greatly
depends on the eating habits of
the occupants. This should be
located between the living
room and kitchen. Its size and
shape are determined by the
size of the family.
 BATHROOM
The bathroom is where the toilet and tub or
■ .

shower is located to save economically in

plumbing.
■ As much as possible the toilet must be situated
near the kitchen. The bath and toilet must be near
the bedrooms, accessible to the living room even
without passing through other rooms. The toilet
and bath are generally located between bedrooms.
IN A TWO-STOREYRESIDENTIAL HOUSE,
THE BEDROOMS, TOILET, AND BATH ARE
OFTEN LOCATED ON THE SECOND
FLOOR. IN THIS CASE, THE STAIR MUST
GO UP FROM THE LIVING ROOM OR HALL
IF THERE IS ANY. THE STAIR IS
GENERALLY L OR U-SHAPED AND HAS A
LANDING.
BATHROOM DOORS AND WINDOWS.
. ■ Bathroom door could be small as 55
– 60 cm. except for utility bathroom
which requires not less than 70. cm.
wide to allow passage of equipment
as required. In general, bathroom wall
contains only one door
ENTRANCES
■ Entrance is divided into several different
types; the main entrance, the service
entrance, and the special- purpose entrance.
The entrance is composed of an outside
waiting area like the porch, marquee or
lanai and an inside waiting area like foyer or
entrance hall. It provides for and controls
the flow of traffic into and out of a building.
THE MAIN ENTRANCE
■ provides access to the house. It
is the one through which guests
are welcomed and from which all
major traffic patterns radiate. The
main entrance should be readily
identifiable. It should provide
shelter to anyone who is waiting at
the entrance.
THE SERVICE ENTRANCE
■ provides access to the house
through which supplies can be
delivered to the service areas going
through other parts of the house. It
should also provides access to parts
of the service area like the garage,
laundry or workshop.
THE SPECIAL-PURPOSE
ENTRANCES
■ and exits do not provide for outside traffic.
Instead they provide for movement from the
inside living area of the house to the outside
living areas. A sliding door from the living area
to the patio is a special-purpose entrance. It is
not an entrance through which street, drive, or
sidewalk traffic would have an access.
GARAGE AND CARPORTS
■ A garage is an enclosed structure designed
primarily to shelter an automobile. It may be used for
many secondary purposes – as a workshop, as a
laundry, or for storage space. It is usually attached
to the house in some manner to provide a sheltered
entry.
■ A carport is a garage with one or more of
the exterior walls removed. It may consist
of a free-standing roof completely
separate from the house, or it may be
built against the existing walls of the
house.
 EVALUATION
A. Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the
letter of the answer and write it on a separate sheet
of paper.
■ 1. A part of the house sometimes used for eating
and relaxing.
a. porch b. living area c. bedroom d. dining area
2. It provides for and controls the flow of traffic into
and out of a building.
a. special purpose exit b. door c. entrance
d. exit door
3. This room is generally located between the
bedrooms.
a. bathroom b. dining area c. kitchen d. foyer
4. This has an access to the kitchen and the living
room.
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a bathroom c. dining hall
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b b. dirty kitchen d. dining area
B. ESSAY.
1. EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
"KITCHEN WORK TRIANGLE" IN
DESIGNING A KITCHEN.